Secondary school

The Axholme Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • North Lincolnshire
  • DN17 4HU
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,800 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 40%40%2016/17: top 54%2017/18: top 79%2018/19: top 55%2021/22: top 74%2022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 838.4 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.32/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−14.8 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths33.7% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%3/10 Below−5.1 pts
EBacc point score3.42 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.933/10 Below−18.2 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.54 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.072/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.6 · 85 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 45.4 · 66 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 40.4 · 86 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 45.1 · 80 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 43.8 · 116 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 40.9 · 110 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 42.1 · 99 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 38.4 · 101 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.351.638.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 47% · 66 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 30% · 86 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 43% · 80 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 39% · 116 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 35% · 110 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 38.4% · 99 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 33.7% · 101 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%47%30%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
92 of 92 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9292
2nd423
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2010Goodas predecessor
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026518
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.5%
First language not English1.9%
SEN support19.5%
EHC plan8.0%
Absence (sessions missed)10.1%
Persistently absent pupils32.7%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

95.9% full · 540 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 26
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 12.3
  • Other support 15.4

Teachers 30 FTE · Whole workforce 57.7 · 64 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,249
Spend per pupil£7,949
Staff spend per pupil£6,034
Reserve per pupil£1,477
  • +£783,000revenue reserve
  • +£159,000in-year balance

Grants £8,183 · self-generated £66 · premises £392 per pupil

Single-academy trust: THE AXHOLME ACADEMY

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

99 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.9%
  • Education81.8%
  • Apprenticeship9.1%
  • Employment1%
  • Not sustained4%
  • Unknown4%